"At 30 E. 20th, near Broadway, Nemesis is the challenging name of a new Flatiron restaurant that opened in late September. It’s a follow-up to Williamsburg’s excellent Antidote, which caused a stir when it opened last year by rendering the pungent and incendiary flavors of Sichuan cuisine without pulling punches (also throwing some Shanghai dishes into the mix). The setting is a minimalist space on a side street, and despite an emphasis on cocktails, it was impossible to treat the place merely as another opportunity to booze it up with friends." - Robert Sietsema
